161 - Quality Improvement Skills for Advanced Practice Nurses in Long-Term Care: Culture, Teams, and Tools

This session provides APNs with the skill set required to effectively lead interprofessional teams in improving systems and practices, discussing the formation of teams and the role teams play in continuous quality improvement (CQI), and assisting the APN in utilizing QI techniques and tools for examining system and practice challenges.

Contact hours available until 10/3/2017.

Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online CNE evaluation. You will be able to print your CNE certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.

Faculty, Planners, Authors, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Faculty, planners, authors, and speakers have no disclosures to declare.

Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.

Accreditation Statement:
This educational activity has been co-provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. and GAPNA.

Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number, CEP 5387.

Objectives:
1. Differentiate between quality assurance and continuous quality improvement principles for achieving better resident outcomes.
2. Discuss the critical role of interprofessional teams within the continuous quality improvement culture.
3. Identify tools and methods for implementing quality improvement projects within a long-term care environment.